Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford

Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1172-October 1214) was Earl of Oxford from 1194 to 1214, succeeding Aubrey de Vere and preceding Robert de Vere.

Biography
Aubrey de Vere was the eldest son and heir of Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford, and he succeeded his father as Earl of Oxford in 1194. That same year, he was on campaign with King Richard I of England in France, and, in 1195, he paid 500 marks to help ransom King Richard from Emperor Henry VI of Germany. In 1197, he was again in Normandy with King Richard. In 1208, after Pope Innocent III placed England under an interdict, Oxford was regarded as one of King John of England's "evil councillors", and he failed to convince the Pope's agents not to excommunicate the King. In his last military campaign, he served in Ireland from June to August 1210. He died in 1214.